Brief: Group announces deal with Texas A&M University

Posted: Friday, November 02, 2001

From staff reports

Systems Advisory Group Enterprises announced an research partnership with Texas A&M University, which adds Process-Based Security to the curriculum so students can learn about the technology. The university will purchase two BRICKServer Secure Web Appliances for students' use.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A divided Oklahoma Corporation Commission has voted to bar Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. from collecting the balance of money still owed by customers from last winter's record gas prices.

The decision Wednesday would stop ONG from collecting Dec. 1 the remaining backlog.

Bode's figure came despite testimony by commission staff members that ONG should give up $71 million. The commission's Public Utility Division determined the gas utility owes that sum because it did not lock in low natural-gas prices last summer as gas prices began their record climb.

Bode said she did not favor forcing ONG to refund money to customers.

She said that removing the balance of last winter's gas costs from consumers' bills is "an appropriate way of dealing with this."